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Africa faces numerous security threats, from terrorism and insurgencies to political instability and transnational crime, hence the necessity for African countries to come together to create a peaceful and prosperous continent as envisioned by the African Union’s Agenda 2063.     Africa’s security issues are both complex and complicated! Therefore,…

Last week, the African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC) held the third edition of its National Dialogue Series (NDS) on the Free Movement Protocol (FMP), to create awareness and accelerate the ratification of the Protocol in Nairobi, Kenya.     The National Dialogue Series (NDS) is being held…

In May, the African Union (AU) Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmBH hosted the second edition of their National Dialogue Series (NDS) on the AU Free Movement Protocol (FMP) in Port-Louis, Mauritius.     Migration in Africa is synonymous with…

The now-defunct Organization of African Unity (OAU), which was relaunched as the African Union (AU) in 2002, was created by a charter signed by 32 heads of independent African states on May 25, 1963, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.     While Article I of the Charter says the OAU shall…

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, in partnership with the Republic of South Africa, hosted the inaugural AfCFTA Business Forum, a platform for creating awareness on the business and investment opportunities created by the AfCFTA market for intra-Africa trade.     The AfCFTA Business Forum (ABF), which seeks…

The African Union Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) Thursday hosted the inaugural session of its five-part expert webinar series to foster civil society dialogue on the AU Free Movement Protocol (AU-FMP) as well as unpack myths about labour migration and free movement in Africa.   The expert webinar series…

Hunger Relief Africa (HRA), a non-profit which seeks to eliminate food insecurity in African communities by empowering food-insecure and vulnerable households, recently launched its flagship program, which seeks to provide 3.5 million meals to its target communities across Uganda and Kenya.      One in five Africans goes to bed…

Although the AU and EU have committed to promoting civic space and human rights, the current trend of accelerated shrinking civic space proves that mere recognition of civil society and youth as actors in the partnership does not guarantee meaningful engagement.     Why this mechanism? The African Union (AU)-European…

Africans Rising, a pan-African movement of people and organizations, working for unity, justice, peace and dignity in Africa, recently launched its People’s Petition for a Borderless Africa Campaign, aimed at the abolition of visa requirements for intra-African travel for Africans through the implementation of the AU Free Movement Protocol (AU-FMP).…

African leaders at last week’s 2nd Dakar Financing Summit for Infrastructure Development (DFS-2) proffered various strategies for accelerating the continent’s infrastructural development.     The 2nd Dakar Financing Summit for Africa’s Infrastructure Development (DFS-2) was hosted by the Chairperson of the African Union, Senegalese President Macky Sall under the theme…